Sign.



PATENTBD lwww, 1901.

A. A. ALBRIGHT. SIGN;

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 15, 1907. I

. INVENTR AmRNEy" ALBERT A. ALBRIGHT, oF, MUN'orn, v INDIANA.

SIGN.

No. 860,071.y

To all 'whom 'it may concern: l

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. ALBRIGHT, a citizen oi theUnited States, and a resident of the city of Muncie, in the county oi Delawareand 'State of Indiana,. "have invented'a new and useful Sign, of which the iollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in signs, and

. hasior its object to provide a device of this -kind where- 'by a movement may be imparted to the characters y composing the sign so that a 'peculiar andfascinating appearance thereof is obtained.

I newly invented sign complete. Fig. 3 is a iront view tached enlarged Vertical central sectional view voi the A further object is to provide such construction of the device' that it will be of few parts, durable, easy of initlallation and economical of manufacture.

These and other objects ywhich will become apparent as the lspecification of my invention is disclosed are accomplished by the novel construction, combination.V

and arrangement of parts described in the annexed specification, clearly pointed out in the claims and illustrated -in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is aside view, and Fig. 2 is a top view of my .of the frame, the sign-body having been removed. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of the device taken -on the line 4-4 Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a side view oi a modified form of my invention one,V ofthe sides of the signbody beingy partially broken away. Fig.l 6 is vaf'deupper. portion of the device as the same appears in Fig. 5 the lower portion thereof being broken'away. :Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the .sign-body oi the 'modified .form illustrated in Fig.`5.` Fig; 8 and Fig. 9 arede tached vertical Central sectional views of the upper` and lowe central portions, respectively, of the device- -as shown in Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference refer to corresponding 'parts throughout the several views. vThe body of my improved sign is composed of the` p three plates A concavely bent, of sheet metal osuitable thickness, and each having at its edge, by.bending,the continuously extending wings B disposed at a` proper acute angle thereto, as plainly shownin Fig. -l and Fig.` 4. These plates lare secured together with the plain edge of one plate disposed along the line of the bend of the wing of the other, preferably 'by riveting, except in the smaller `-siizedsigns wherein soldering is the more desirable.k A

Gand D designate the end plates substantially triangiilar. in iorm, metallic, and of proper thickness and secured to the body by riveting to the clips E, or by soldering. .By this novel constructionthe pockets F l of the peculiar shape as shown in 4 are iormed on each of the three sides ofl the'sign-body. Thecharac-y ters making up the sign desired to be displayed are Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January l5, 19(17.A Serial No. 352,403.

Patented r'uiy '16,1907'.

.delineated on the faces ofthe plates A as shown in Fig. l, in color oi adistinct contrast to thecol'or applied to the sign-body. v

Secured to the center. oi the end-plate D is the 'stud G. having the p in H formed integral therewith.

I designates a bushing secured tothe center oi the end-plate C threaded to receive thev pin .l screwed therein;l the purpose of making this pin detachable will be presently disclosed. 1

K designates a rame-bar'having theintegrallyiormed journal-bearing arms AL andgf'M wherein are, pivotally sustained the pins H and J.

N designates holes provided in the iianges of the frameba'r K through which are passed bolts or screwsfor securing the device to therobject upon which it is to be supported. 4

When a sign may lie-'desired embodying the functions just described and also havinglnminous characters so that the sign may be useiul at night,vas well as by day, the modiiiedjorm of my invention .as illiistrated in Fig. 5 is employed. p l' 4 In this form of the embodiment of my invention' the characters composing the sign are delineated by perorations, and onthe reverseside of each plate a transparent or translucent Vlining W'of suitable material that will beimperviolis to Water and wind is secured. ,Celluloid has been found to be preferable forthis purpose and is secured to the plates so-as toadhere closely thereto whereby the continuity of the surfaces ofA the plates is preserved, In the top -plate'O is provided the hingeddoorP having asubstantial latch Q whereby ity may rbe securely retained in closed position. Rigidly secured on the outer side of this doorfis the bushing R threaded so as to receive the perioratedpin S and so positioned as to correctly register with the pin on the plate at the opposite end of the sign body.

'T designates a standard secured to the top of the arm oi the irameand having its free end disposed in a position perpendicularly above the pinion S. A suitable aperture is provided in the free end of the said standard in which is sustained a suitable smooth bored collar U. my invention suitable incandescent electric lamps properly wired are inserted'in the sign-body through the. opened dpor P; the sign-body is then placed in position with the pin H in its bearing, the electric wires are then passed through the joilirnal bearing and through the pin S and outward through the collar U; then they the pinJ is removed vby unscrewing' it, `and the signsov In assembling this modified form of body removed fromits bearings in the frame'. The frame is then secured in vposition against the object oi its support by driving Vsuitable-screws or bolts through 'the openings N. The installation of my improved sign -in thefmodi'ed form as shown, isaccomplished iny substantially the ysaine manner as just described.

By'virtue' of 'the novel andingenious construction and conformation and adaptation of the signlbody,

such air-current as may be moving thereabout -Will be `gathered and utilized by the pockets F and the revolution of the sign-body'will result, the rapidity and direction of the revolutions varying 'with the amount and direction of theycurrent stirring. The vertical center line of the plates A,4 also the center line of thelettering, beingeccentricto the boundary lines of the signbody, a peculiar illusion is produced by the revolution of` the sign-body, the characters borne on the threeseparate facesor plates being brought succes- ',sively to the vie'w of the observer. The illusive effect is produced whether tlie sign-body is revolving slowlyor rapidly; atthe same time the sign is nevel rendered indistinct or difficult to read. I

d.; In the observation of this novel device in operation,

the saine being symmetrical in all oiits lines except the lines of the concave plates, the sign has a very peculiar and deceptive appearance; so mysterious is the appearance o i-the characters composing the' sign that the attention of the passer-by is invariably arrest- .ed and his interest and curiosity aroused; A close observation of nay-invention while it is in operation,

will not aid the observer discerning 4liovv. the nvel effect is accomplished.

What `I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-` 1. ln a sign, the .combination with a support, -015 abriS- maticbody pivotally mounted thereon, the sides of the saidl body being concave and there being loutn'rardly ex tending wings at the edges or said body each disposed at an acute angle to the sides, substantially as described.

2.- In a sign, the combination with a support, of a prismatic body pivotally mounted thereon, thesides oi the said body being concaveand there being outwardly exsaidl `body beinef concave and there being.r outwardly extending wins-s at the edges of said body each disposed at :in acute angle to the sides, and terminal plates secured totlie ends and at an angle to' and extending beyond the.

sides-ot" the bodygsubstantially as described.

i. In la sign, the combination with a support having oppositely disposedl journal-supporting arms of a sign-bearing device consisting of a body formed by the 'concavely bent plates A leach having a'wing B bent at han acutengie thereto, the edge of each plate being secured along the -vice consisting of a body-illuminated from within,`fsaid body being formed by the concavelybent plates A having tlie characters of the sign delineated therein by perfora* tions, and the layer of translucent lining 'upon the reverse sides of the said .plates sealing the perforations; the .saidbent plates each having a wing bent at an acute angle thereto, the edge of each plate beine; secured along the line ot' the bend ol the wing: of theadjacent plate and the ends bf the body havin;y the plates C secured thereto to form the pockets l", there beine; the pin-centrally disposed at tir/vx bottom end o1` the device, and the bushingr R and the detachable pin S centrally disposed and secured at the op- 'posite end of the device, and'a hinged door in the upper end-plate, the said pins being journaled in the arms' of the frame,- substuntially as described.

(i. A sign-bearings; device adapted to be revolubly disposed, consisting oi' a body formed by concavely-bent .plates each havin;r a-Wincl bentat an acute-angle thereto, the edge o f each plate being.,` secured alone; the line of the bendot the wine: of the adjacent plate, and the ends of the body havingrplates secured thereto to form wind-pockets, substantially as described. d

- 7. A sign-bearing device adapted to be revolubly disl posed, consisting of a body illuminated from within, said body being formed ofconc'avely-hent plates having the characters of the sign delineated therein by perfor-ations,

and translucent lining; uponthe reverse sides of the said p' 

